113 STAT. 1501A-426 PUBLIC LAW 106-113—APPENDIX G petitioner required by the Immigration and Nationality Act to petition separately for such persons. (c) TREATMENT OF FEES. — Fees collected under the authority of subsection (a) shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to any Department of State appropriation to recover the cost of providing consular services. (d) COMPLIANCE WITH BUDGET ACT. —Fees collected under the authority of subsection (a) shall be available only to such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in an appropriation Act. SEC. 233. PASSPORT FEES. (a) APPLICATIONS.— Section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 214), is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (A) by striking "each passport issued" and inserting "the filing of each application for a passport (including the cost of passport issuance and use)"; and (B) by striking "each application for a passport;" and inserting "each such application"; and (2) by adding after the first sentence the following new sentence: "Such fees shall not be refundable, except as the Secretary may by regulation prescribe.". (b) REPEAL OF OUTDATED PROVISION ON PASSPORT FEES. —Section 4 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (22 U.S.C. 216) is repealed. (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of issuance of final regulations under section 1 of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920, as amended by subsection (a). SEC. 234. DEATHS AND ESTATES OF UNITED STATES CITIZENS ABROAD. (a) REPEAL.— Section 1709 of the Revised Statutes (22 U.S.C. 4195) is repealed. (b) AMENDMENT TO STATE DEPARTMENT BASIC AUTHORITIES ACT. —The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by inserting after section 43 (22 U.S.C. 2715) the following new sections: "SEC. 43A. NOTIFICATION OF NEXT OF KIN; REPORTS OF DEATH. "(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a United States citizen or national dies abroad, a consular officer shall endeavor to notify, or assist the Secretary of State in notifying, the next of kin or legal guardian as soon as possible, except that, in the case of death of any Peace Corps volunteer (within the meaning of section 5(a) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2504(a)), any member of the Armed Forces, any dependent of such a volunteer or member, or any Department of Defense employee, the consular officer shall assist the Peace Corps or the appropriate military authorities, as the case may be, in making such notifications. "(b) REPORTS OF DEATH OR PRESUMPTIVE DEATH. —The consular officer may, for any United States citizen who dies abroad— "(1) in the case of a finding of death by the appropriate local authorities, issue a report of death or of presumptive death; or "(2) in the absence of a finding of death by the appropriate local authorities, issue a report of presumptive death.
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